Climbing Tech - FT Temp

The Town of Canmore is currently looking for dedicated passionate and customer service focused climbing professionals to work with us at Elevation Place!

Why work for the Town of Canmore Our team is professional fun dedicated and passionate about climbing the community and the endless opportunities for play in our magnificent Rocky Mountain environment. Our climbing gym technicians enrich the community as part of an energetic diverse and dedicated climbing team committed to promoting the sport and culture of climbing in our community.

Position Overview: Working directly out of Elevation Place as a Climbing Gym Technician your primary focus will be facilitating our summer youth climbing programs. In this role you will ensure participants are energized and enthusiastic about climbing while maintaining a safe and supportive environment.

As a fulltime temporary staff member you will serve as the face of the climbing gym. You will play a key role in program planning delivery and fostering a lifelong passion for climber of all ages. Beyond running climbing programs you will contribute to the ongoing success of the facility by welcoming new customers providing orientations issuing rental equipment conducting belay tests maintaining the climbing wall and supervising the gym floor to ensure safety and engagement.

This job is perfect for someone looking to grow their career in the climbing industry. You are a friendly confident team player who thrives on learning new things shows strong leadership and above all loves climbing and wants to share that passion with others. You are organized able to prioritize and handle pressure while demonstrating strong leadership administrative and communication skills. To succeed in this role youll need 12 years of experience in a climbing gym environment including youth programing as well as significant recreational or professional climbing experience.

Core Accountabilities:

• Is knowledgeable of recreational climbing best practices and techniques
• Remains current with industry standards and evolution of safety techniques
• Respects customers confidentiality and adheres to all relevant industry regulations acts and guidelines
• Manages records in keeping with Town of Canmore policies and procedures
• Ensures the health and safety of coworkers customers and volunteers
• Is generally knowledgeable about all Town of Canmore services
• Proficiently and efficiently use computer operating systems software and applications such as MS Office Intelligenz Dayforce
• Follows established standard operating procedures for safety and customer service
• Seeks out and participates in formal training to enhance workplace skills related to climbing instructing recreation and administration

Education & Qualifications:

• Standard First Aid/CPR/AED required
• Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) Climbing Gym Instructor (level 1 2 or 3 required
• Other Climbing Stream Certification(s) asset
• Other work at height certification asset
• HiFive Training asset
• Able to supply a drivers abstract class 5 drivers license asset

Experience:

• Able to prioritize and work under pressure required
• Strong administrative leadership organizational and communication skills required
• Previous work experience in a climbing gym environment required
• Previous work experience running youth programs required
• Working knowledge in Microsoft Office required
• Working knowledge in Intelligenz and Dayforce preferred
• Comfortable managing large groups including children required
• Proven commitment to safety and willingness to abide by all safety procedures and protocols required
• Route setting experience asset
• Significant recreational climbing experience required

Salary & Benefits:

• Pay Range $23.76 $24.50 per hour
• This is a Fulltime temporary position offering 40 hours per week
• Start date: June 23^rd 2025
• End date: August 29^th 2025

• Personal development & learning opportunities

• Positive work culture

• WorkLife Balance

Closing Date for Applications: This posting will remain open until filled.

How to Apply: To apply please combine your cover letter and resume into a single document (PDF or Word) and click the Apply Now button below. To help us learn more about you in your cover letter please clearly detail the following:

1. Why you want to work with us in this position.
2. What skills experience and (most importantly) attitude you will bring to enhance the team and enrich our community

Certifications: Please include copies of all relevant climbing and first aid certifications with your application!

Prior to beginning work the successful candidate will be required to submit all required certifications and documentation including drivers abstract and records checks. The Town of Canmore wishes to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. However only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The Town of Canmore is an inclusive and equalopportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age colour race gender ancestry ethnic origin disability or sexual orientation. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact in confidence